From the Missions Category
- 17 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsTraining Session with Honduran Leaders
A report from Juanita Chavez regarding their most recent training event in the remote region of Cañada Galana in Honduras.
- 16 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsJamaica National Conference
Written by Deon McLennon
Jamaica National Conference concluded its 59th annual conference on Sunday, March 14. UB members from all across Jamaica gather at Kendal Camp for the event.
The worship service began with praise and worship being led by the Burnt Savannah praise team, after which Rev. Courtney Morgan opened in prayer. This was followed by [...] - 12 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsJamaica Conference’s Financial Model
I’ve been attending Jamaica’s annual conference this week. I don’t usually report on finances when I visit a national conference, but Jamaica Conference deserves special recognition.
Until 2004, Jamaica Conference was receiving an appropriation of about $20,000 from Global Ministries. But the practice of giving appropriations for conference operations ended that year.
The follow year, Jamaica ended [...] - 10 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsRenovating Mattru Hospital
Much progress has been made in renovating Mattru Hospital in Sierra Leone. After attending a meeting of the Mattru Hospital Medical Board, the United Nations representative was so impressed that she went back to Freetown and wrote a check for the balance of the renovations.
Some of the work that has been done:The maternity ward has [...]
- 10 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsKline Family Back in the States
David and Melissa Kline and children arrived back in the States after the long flight from Macau. They stopped in the Healthy Ministry Resources office briefly yesterday.
They’ll spend a week in Huntington, then head to Florida for a couple weeks of vacation. After that, they’ll be visiting a number of supporting churches and doing other [...] - 10 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsJeff Bleijerveld in Jamaica
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries, is currently attending Jamaica National Conference. He will speak during the Thursday night service on March 11. He’ll fly back to the States on Monday, March 15.
- 10 Mar
by Global Ministries
No comments7 Beautiful Family Children Need Sponsors
About 135 children in India are being sponsored through the Beautiful Family ministry. These are children whose parents (or they themselves) have leprosy or whose parents are HIV positive (or have died from AIDS). The sponsors include United Brethren individuals, churches, WMF groups, and Sunday school classes.
Global Ministries has information about seven more children who [...] - 5 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsThe Klines Returning on Furlough
David and Melissa Kline, UB staff in Macau, are returning to the States this weekend. They’ll be on furlough through July.
- 5 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsUpdate from Roger and Marilyn Reeck
We received a newsletter from Roger and Marilyn Reeck, endorsed missionaries with Wycliffe serving in Honduras, on March 2. Some excerpts:
It is now more than three months since Roger fell and severed his quadriceps tendon (above the knee). For him, these have been very difficult times as the pain has been quite intense. This has [...] - 4 Mar
by News
1 commentFour UB Women, 8 Days in Jamaica
Four women from Bethel UB (Elmore, Ohio) traveled to Jamaica February 16-23 to work at the Craighead United Brethren church: Melissa Blausey (over a dozen previous visits), Vicki Kreinbihl (her first trip), Paula Shaffer (3rd trip), and Betty Brown (6th trip). They worked with a Bible School in the church and built relationships in the [...]
